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This page contains some statistical analysis of '''''[[The Way of Kings]]''''', the first book in [[The Stormlight Archive]].
 
 
For a full series overview see [[The Stormlight Archive/Statistical analysis]], and for other books in the series see [[Words of Radiance/Statistical analysis]], [[Oathbringer/Statistical analysis]] and [[Rhythm of War/Statistical analysis]].
 
 
The information on this page can be found [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RzIu82lTQz-utNYtTEe7KGA7Yw8eAh46wqWkPCvAsRk/edit#gid=1768559998 here].
 
 
 
=== Chapter by Chapter Breakdown ===
 
=== Chapter by Chapter Breakdown ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
+
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Chapter
 
!Chapter
 
!Character
 
!Character
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| [[Kaladin]]
 
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 7,184
 
| align="right" | 7,184
| align="right" | 1.8695%
+
| align="right" | 1,8695%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 7|Ch7: Anything Reasonable]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 7|Ch7: Anything Reasonable]]
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| [[Shallan Davar]]
 
| [[Shallan Davar]]
 
| align="right" | 6,887
 
| align="right" | 6,887
| align="right" | 1.7923%
+
| align="right" | 1.7922%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 9|Ch9: Damnation]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 9|Ch9: Damnation]]
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 10|Ch10: Stories of Surgeons]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 10|Ch10: Stories of Surgeons]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 2,290
 
| align="right" | 2,290
 
| align="right" | 0.5959%
 
| align="right" | 0.5959%
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| align="right" | 3,160
 
| align="right" | 3,160
 
| align="right" | 0.8223%
 
| align="right" | 0.8223%
|-
 
| colspan="2" align="left" | '''Part One Total'''
 
| align="right" | '''50,889'''
 
| align="right" | '''13.2432%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Interludes'''
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Interludes'''
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| align="right" | 2,017
 
| align="right" | 2,017
 
| align="right" | 0.5249%
 
| align="right" | 0.5249%
|-
 
| colspan="2" align="left" | '''Interludes Total'''
 
| align="right" | '''5,419'''
 
| align="right" | '''1.4102%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Part Two: The Illuminating Storms'''
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Part Two: The Illuminating Storms'''
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| [[Adolin Kholin]]
 
| [[Adolin Kholin]]
 
| align="right" | 1,402
 
| align="right" | 1,402
| align="right" | 0.3649%
+
| align="right" | 0.3648%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
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| [[Adolin Kholin]]
 
| [[Adolin Kholin]]
 
| align="right" | 635
 
| align="right" | 635
| align="right" | 0.1653%
+
| align="right" | 0.1652%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
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| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| align="right" | 889
 
| align="right" | 889
| align="right" | 0.2314%
+
| align="right" | 0.2313%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 16|Ch16: Cocoons]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 16|Ch16: Cocoons]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 5,600
 
| align="right" | 5,600
 
| align="right" | 1.4573%
 
| align="right" | 1.4573%
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 20|Ch20: Scarlet]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 20|Ch20: Scarlet]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 748
 
| align="right" | 748
 
| align="right" | 0.1947%
 
| align="right" | 0.1947%
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| align="right" | 1.1357%
 
| align="right" | 1.1357%
 
|-
 
|-
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 22|Ch22: Eyes, Hands or Spheres]]
+
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 22|Ch22: Eyes, Hands or Spears]]
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| align="right" | 5,671
 
| align="right" | 5,671
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 25|Ch25: The Butcher]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 25|Ch25: The Butcher]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 3,285
 
| align="right" | 3,285
 
| align="right" | 0.8549%
 
| align="right" | 0.8549%
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| [[Kaladin]]
 
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 9,105
 
| align="right" | 9,105
| align="right" | 2.3695%
+
| align="right" | 2.3694%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2" | [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 28|Ch28: Decision]]
 
| rowspan="2" | [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 28|Ch28: Decision]]
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| align="right" | 6,403
 
| align="right" | 6,403
 
| align="right" | 1.6663%
 
| align="right" | 1.6663%
|-
 
| colspan="2" align="left" | '''Part Two Total'''
 
| align="right" | '''99,148'''
 
| align="right" | '''25.8020%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Interludes'''
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Interludes'''
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| align="right" | 3,471
 
| align="right" | 3,471
 
| align="right" | 0.9033%
 
| align="right" | 0.9033%
|-
 
| colspan="2" align="left" | '''Interludes Total'''
 
| align="right" | '''8,339'''
 
| align="right" | '''2.1701%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Part Three: Dying'''
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Part Three: Dying'''
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 31|Ch31: Beneath the Skin]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 31|Ch31: Beneath the Skin]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 1,994
 
| align="right" | 1,994
 
| align="right" | 0.5189%
 
| align="right" | 0.5189%
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 37|Ch37: Sides]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 37|Ch37: Sides]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 5,810
 
| align="right" | 5,810
 
| align="right" | 1.5120%
 
| align="right" | 1.5120%
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 41|Ch41: Of Alds and Milp]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 41|Ch41: Of Alds and Milp]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 2,070
 
| align="right" | 2,070
 
| align="right" | 0.5387%
 
| align="right" | 0.5387%
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 44|Ch44: The Weeping]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 44|Ch44: The Weeping]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 4,720
 
| align="right" | 4,720
 
| align="right" | 1.2283%
 
| align="right" | 1.2283%
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 47|Ch47: Stormblessings]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 47|Ch47: Stormblessings]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 4,879
 
| align="right" | 4,879
 
| align="right" | 1.2697%
 
| align="right" | 1.2697%
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 51|Ch51: Sas Nahn]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 51|Ch51: Sas Nahn]]
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
+
| [[Kaladin]]
| align="right" | 1,882
+
| align="right" | 6,562
 
| align="right" | 1.7077%
 
| align="right" | 1.7077%
|-
 
| colspan="2" align="left" | '''Part Three Total'''
 
| align="right" | '''99,700'''
 
| align="right" | '''25.9456%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Interludes'''
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Interludes'''
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| align="right" | 2,884
 
| align="right" | 2,884
 
| align="right" | 0.7505%
 
| align="right" | 0.7505%
|-
 
| colspan="2" align="left" | '''Interludes Total'''
 
| align="right" | '''5,597'''
 
| align="right" | '''1.4565%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Part Four: Storm's Illumination'''
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Part Four: Storm's Illumination'''
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| [[Adolin Kholin]]
 
| [[Adolin Kholin]]
 
| align="right" | 2,242
 
| align="right" | 2,242
| align="right" | 0.5835%
+
| align="right" | 0.5834%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
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| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| align="right" | 2,076
 
| align="right" | 2,076
| align="right" | 0.5403%
+
| align="right" | 0.5402%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2" | [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 66|Ch66: Codes]]
 
| rowspan="2" | [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 66|Ch66: Codes]]
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| align="right" | 0.4096%
 
| align="right" | 0.4096%
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 67|Ch67: Words]]
+
| rowspan="4" | [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Chapter 67|Ch67: Words]]
 
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 2,126
 
| align="right" | 2,126
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| [[Kaladin]]
| align="right" | 1,612
+
| align="right" | 4,228
| align="right" | 0.4195%
+
| align="right" | 1.1003%
|-
 
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
 
| align="right" | 1,944
 
| align="right" | 0.5059%
 
|-
 
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 669
 
| align="right" | 0.1741%
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Teft]]
 
| [[Teft]]
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| [[Kaladin]]
 
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| align="right" | 2,501
 
| align="right" | 2,501
| align="right" | 0.6509%
+
| align="right" | 0.6508%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
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| align="right" | 2,328
 
| align="right" | 2,328
 
| align="right" | 0.6058%
 
| align="right" | 0.6058%
|-
 
| colspan="2" align="left" | '''Part Four Total'''
 
| align="right" | '''94,105'''
 
| align="right" | '''24.4896%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Part Five: The Silence Above'''
 
| colspan="4" align="center" | '''Part Five: The Silence Above'''
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| align="right" | 1,948
 
| align="right" | 1,948
 
| align="right" | 0.5069%
 
| align="right" | 0.5069%
|-
 
| colspan="2" align="left" | '''Part Five Total'''
 
| align="right" | '''12,055'''
 
| align="right" | '''3.1372%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Epilogue|Epilogue: Of Most Worth]]
 
| [[The_Way_of_Kings/Summary#Epilogue|Epilogue: Of Most Worth]]
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=== Unique POV Breakdown ===
 
=== Unique POV Breakdown ===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Character (17+1)
+
!Character
!# of POVs (124)
+
!# of POVs
!% of Total POVs
+
!% of Total POVs (121)
!Word Count (384,265)
+
!Word Count (384,268)
 
!% of Word Count
 
!% of Word Count
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Kalak]]
 
| [[Kalak]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 1,290
 
| align="right" | 1,290
 
| align="right" | 0.3357%
 
| align="right" | 0.3357%
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| [[Szeth-son-son-Vallano]]
 
| [[Szeth-son-son-Vallano]]
 
| align="right" | 5
 
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 4.0323%
+
| align="right" | 4,1322%
 
| align="right" | 17,061
 
| align="right" | 17,061
 
| align="right" | 4.4399%
 
| align="right" | 4.4399%
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| [[Cenn]]
 
| [[Cenn]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 4,510
 
| align="right" | 4,510
 
| align="right" | 1.1737%
 
| align="right" | 1.1737%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Kaladin]]
 
| [[Kaladin]]
| align="right" | 36
+
| align="right" | 45
| align="right" | 29.0323%
+
| align="right" | 37.1901%
| align="right" | 127,711
+
| align="right" | 167,616
| align="right" | 33.2351%
+
| align="right" | 43.6196%
|-
 
| [[Kaladin]] (flashback)
 
| align="right" | 11
 
| align="right" | 8.8710%
 
| align="right" | 39,902
 
| align="right" | 10.3840%
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Shallan Davar]]
 
| [[Shallan Davar]]
 
| align="right" | 15
 
| align="right" | 15
| align="right" | 12.0968%
+
| align="right" | 12.3967%
 
| align="right" | 65,810
 
| align="right" | 65,810
| align="right" | 17.1262%
+
| align="right" | 17.1261%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Ishikk]]
 
| [[Ishikk]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 2,058
 
| align="right" | 2,058
 
| align="right" | 0.5356%
 
| align="right" | 0.5356%
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| [[Balat Davar]]
 
| [[Balat Davar]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 1,344
 
| align="right" | 1,344
 
| align="right" | 0.3498%
 
| align="right" | 0.3498%
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| [[Adolin Kholin]]
 
| [[Adolin Kholin]]
 
| align="right" | 13
 
| align="right" | 13
| align="right" | 10.4839%
+
| align="right" | 10.7438%
 
| align="right" | 22,634
 
| align="right" | 22,634
 
| align="right" | 5.8902%
 
| align="right" | 5.8902%
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| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| [[Dalinar Kholin]]
 
| align="right" | 28
 
| align="right" | 28
| align="right" | 22.5806%
+
| align="right" | 23.1405%
 
| align="right" | 87,401
 
| align="right" | 87,401
| align="right" | 22.7450%
+
| align="right" | 22,7448%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Rysn]]
 
| [[Rysn]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 2,768
 
| align="right" | 2,768
 
| align="right" | 0.7203%
 
| align="right" | 0.7203%
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| [[Axies the Collector]]
 
| [[Axies the Collector]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 2,100
 
| align="right" | 2,100
 
| align="right" | 0.5465%
 
| align="right" | 0.5465%
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| [[Gaz]]
 
| [[Gaz]]
 
| align="right" | 2
 
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 1.6129%
+
| align="right" | 1.6529%
 
| align="right" | 1,447
 
| align="right" | 1,447
 
| align="right" | 0.3766%
 
| align="right" | 0.3766%
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| [[Teft]]
 
| [[Teft]]
 
| align="right" | 4
 
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | 3.2258%
+
| align="right" | 3.3058%
 
| align="right" | 2,252
 
| align="right" | 2,252
| align="right" | 0.5861%
+
| align="right" | 0.5860%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Baxil]]
 
| [[Baxil]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 1,267
 
| align="right" | 1,267
 
| align="right" | 0.3297%
 
| align="right" | 0.3297%
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| [[Geranid]]
 
| [[Geranid]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 1,446
 
| align="right" | 1,446
 
| align="right" | 0.3763%
 
| align="right" | 0.3763%
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| [[Navani Kholin]]
 
| [[Navani Kholin]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 1,669
 
| align="right" | 1,669
 
| align="right" | 0.4343%
 
| align="right" | 0.4343%
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| [[Wit]]
 
| [[Wit]]
 
| align="right" | 1
 
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 0.8065%
+
| align="right" | 0.8264%
 
| align="right" | 1,595
 
| align="right" | 1,595
 
| align="right" | 0.4151%
 
| align="right" | 0.4151%
 
|}
 
|}
 
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